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Children sit in plastic containers filled with water as they cool themselves next to a borewell at a farmland on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, May 28, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
Hundreds of deaths caused by an extreme heat wave in India could have been prevented if authorities followed the example set by Ahmedabad which introduced measures such as cooling spaces to protect citizens from the rising mercury, climate experts said.
Officials say 1,786 people have died in northern and southern India over the past week, with temperatures over 46 Celsius (114 Fahrenheit) baking states such as Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as the capital New Delhi.
Doctors' leave has been cancelled to help cope with the sick flooding into hospitals and clinics, complaining of headaches, dizziness and fever. Most of the deaths have been of construction workers, homeless people and the elderly.
But with the threat of more frequent heat waves as a result of climate change, … [Read more...] about Indian city offers way to beat the heat as 1,786 killed in heat wave

by Thu Anh
HCM City will greet Christmas and New Year with customary gusto, decorating its downtown streets and famous monuments with glittering, colourful lights and millions of flowers.
The city government and its partners have worked to put up thousands of coloured lights and lanterns along major streets like Dong Khoi and Le Loi as well as monuments like the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Dozens of seasonal activities, including concerts, art exhibitions, circuses and comedy shows, and new album and movie releases are designed to bring festive cheer to all residents and visitors, giving many a welcome break from the difficulties of daily life.
Dam Sen, one of the city's biggest parks, located in District 11, is among the many offices and organisations promoting the holiday spirit through a variety entertainment programmes this year.
Children and their parents will enjoy a festival week called Noel Ngot Ngao - Don Chao Nam Moi 2011 (Sweet Noel - Welcome to a Happy New Year). The event … [Read more...] about City ready to celebrate Xmas and welcome in the New Year

Opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's embattled regime on Sunday dismissed as insufficient an offer to include them in political reform plans, and renewed their demands that he step down.
That Vice President Omar Suleiman agreed to sit down with the groups, which included the banned Muslim Brotherhood, was in itself a landmark concession, but the talks produced no breakthrough in the two-week-old standoff.
As night fell, central Cairo's now iconic Tahrir Square was still filled with thousands of anti-regime protesters, adamant that the start of dialogue will not divert them from their campaign to unseat Egypt's strongman.
"It's bullshit. That's my honest opinion," said 25-year-old Nora Abul Samra. "When he leaves they can do whatever they want. They still believe there is a constitutional way to do it, but this is a revolution."
Government spokesman Magdi Radi said the parties agreed to form a committee of judges and politicians "to study and propose constitutional … [Read more...] about Egyptian opposition rejects govt reform offer

Cine Sessions at Cinematheque
Thu 01 Mar 2012, 8.30 - 10.30 pm
Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung Str, Hanoi
CINE SESSIONS is back with its eclectic mix of homegrown and traveling musicians.
ALWAYS, known for their Hanoi infused Electro-Acoustic sets, will be performing together with XUEER, a Singer- Pianist backpacking through Asia.
Entrance: 50 000 VND.
Screening of "Rapt"
Fri 02 Mar 2012, 8 pm
L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
You are invited to the film screening titled "The Kidnap" of director Lucas Belvaux at L'Espace. The film received the César Award in 2010 for the best French film and many César Awards in 2010 for best actors and actresses. Télé Ciné Obs rated this film "one of the best films of Yvan Attal".
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L'Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L'Espace.
Exhibition "Landscapes of Vietnam"
COpening: Tue 06 Mar, 2 pm
Exhibition: 05-10 Mar … [Read more...] about EVENTS IN HANOI, HCM CITY ON MARCH 1-15

Delegates attend a meeting to mark the 50th anniversary of the General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1968 in HCM City yesterday.— Photo qdnd.vn HCM CITY — The General Offensive and Uprising in the spring of 1968 (Tết Offensive) gave the Vietnamese people valuable lessons, confirmed the creative leadership of the Party and President Hồ Chí Minh and its determination to defeat American invaders, liberated the South, and unified the country and the Party, the army and people, a senior Party official said at a meeting to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic event in HCM City yesterday. Speaking at the national workshop “The General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1968: Significant Milestones and Historical Lessons”, General Ngô Xuân Lịch, member of the Politburo and Minister of Defence, said: “The general offensive was a strategic victory for the Vietnamese revolutionary, a symbol of unyielding will … [Read more...] about 1968 campaigns offer lessons for today